Apamea scoparia
species of insect
Apamea scoparia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Kauri Mikkola, Tomas Mustelin and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2000. It is one of the most common and widespread North American Apamea, being distributed from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska and British Columbia, and south to California and Arizona.
References
"932343.00 – 9365 – Apamea scoparia – Mikkola, Mustelin & Lafontaine, 2000". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
"Species Details Apamea scoparia". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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